soaker hose

hello every one . i am back again , continueing my quest to grow  massive pumpkins that dont explode , recently i have been toying with the idea of running a soaker hose through my pumpkin patch , this will be fed from my water but t  , can anyone suggest to me how deep to place hose , how close to plants and is the far end of the hose suppossed to be blocked off as the water trickles out the ends , many thanks for those that can cure my lack of knwledge in these matters .